Hello,
I am wondering if anyone can help me. My great grandfather, Frederick Aubrey Mitchell (b. 1861) was an HM Coastguard for many years, serving in Ireland & in England. In 1911 (via census records) he was at Burnham-on- Crouch, Essex as a Chief PO. By 1920 he was living on Hayling Island, firstly in a house called West Cottage on Fishery Lane.
He retired in Hayling, having built a home in Rails Lane, where he died in 1947 aged 86. This house is still owned by the Mitchell family to this day.
My questions are:
1. What year did he move to Hayling & work as a coastguard there?
2. Was the house in Fishery Lane (I have a photo) a coastguard house?
3. What year did he retire?
Are you able to help me or point me in the right direction to find the answers to my questions.
As I live in New Zealand I am unable to visit museums or archive buildings etc. to find out this information.
Any guidance or pointers will be much appreciated.
Kind regards
June Fynn
I am wondering if anyone can help me. My great grandfather, Frederick Aubrey Mitchell (b. 1861) was an HM Coastguard for many years, serving in Ireland & in England. In 1911 (via census records) he was at Burnham-on- Crouch, Essex as a Chief PO. By 1920 he was living on Hayling Island, firstly in a house called West Cottage on Fishery Lane.
He retired in Hayling, having built a home in Rails Lane, where he died in 1947 aged 86. This house is still owned by the Mitchell family to this day.
My questions are:
1. What year did he move to Hayling & work as a coastguard there?
2. Was the house in Fishery Lane (I have a photo) a coastguard house?
3. What year did he retire?
Are you able to help me or point me in the right direction to find the answers to my questions.
As I live in New Zealand I am unable to visit museums or archive buildings etc. to find out this information.
Any guidance or pointers will be much appreciated.
Kind regards
June Fynn
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